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On headed notepaper for West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, 'as from' Heytesbury House, Wiltshire [home of Siegfried Sassoon]. - Was about to ring her on 'a matter of slight public importance, when a private disaster overwhelmed' him: Agnes has given notice, as she 'doesn't like the cooking'. His mother has 'borne it better' than he has so far: he does not see how they can stay on at West Hackhurst. Will talk it over when he returns from the long weekend with Sassoon already arranged. If Bessie is 'driving alone' near his mother, knows she would like to see her. Must post this letter (in Dorking) and board the train.
Tells her to look at the Times, he thinks from last Saturday, announcing that the Dorking town councillors 'propose to cut a chalk cock on Box Hill in honour of the Coronation!'. Wonders if she could contact 'eg some V[aughan] Williamses, find out whether it is true, and join in a protest if it is'.
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See the Times, Sat 6 Mar 1937 (issue 47626), p 11 'News In Brief' for the story of the Dorking chalk cock; Forster's letter is dated 'Wednesday' so presumably was written on 10 Mar.
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- Forster, Edward Morgan (1879-1970), novelist and essayist (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Elizabeth (1875-1957), musician (Subject)
- Sassoon, Siegfried Loraine (1886-1967) poet and author (Subject)
- Dowland, Agnes J. (c 1876-1956), maid to E. M. Forster and his mother (Subject)
- Forster, Alice Clara (1855-1945), mother of E. M. Forster (Subject)
- The Times (Subject)
- Williams, Hervey Wedgwood Vaughan (1869-1944), brother of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Subject)
- Williams, Ralph Vaughan (1872-1958), composer and folk song collector (Subject)